What happened to Josh Waitzkin? - Chess Forums - Page 6

johnyoudell

Oct 21, 2012

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#101

http://cranesongphotography.com/2011/01/brooklyn-botanic-garden/

Conflagration_Planet

Oct 21, 2012

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#102

TopPundits wrote:

I hear that is active in the fight against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Josh isn't sick but his close friend, Jonathan Wade has it.

His focus is now on the martial art T'ai chi ch'uan. Josh has won 13 push hands National Championship and 2 World championship titles. His also a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu on which he trained with Marcelo Garcia.

He's also married to former contestant on the amazing race, Desiree Cifre.

His wedding was held at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden under beautiful tulips...

Here's a sneak peak pic which was held on April 23, 2010.

The fact he doesn't have it is rather obvious.

Conflagration_Planet

Oct 21, 2012

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#103

Duchenne Muscular dystrophy is something you are born with, and is obvious at a very young age. Two or three. If he had it, he would never have played basketball in high school, or any other sport, and would have been dead, most likely in his 20s or before.

Quasimorphy

Jan 25, 2013

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#104

I'd like to see a Waitzkin-Sarwer rematch. Maybe some kind of a muscular dystrophy charity event.

Conflagration_Planet

Jan 25, 2013

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#105

Quasimorphy wrote:

I'd like to see a Waitzkin-Sarwer rematch. Maybe some kind of a muscular dystrophy charity event.

Try to set it up.

vanelau

Jan 25, 2013

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#106

I heard he gave up chess and is now into martial arts. :/

Conflagration_Planet

Jan 25, 2013

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#107

vanelau wrote:

I heard he gave up chess and is now into martial arts. :/

About 10 years ago.

GMegaMan

Jan 25, 2013

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#108

hes the world champion of hobbies

Jacky-Chan

Mar 19, 2013

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#109

I studied his lessons on Chessmaster 9000 (The following versions were just the same). He is a great teacher, and an ELO of 2464 he failed to achieve Grandmaster level only by 36 Points. I know, that he could make the 36 points if he wanted to, but he had other things to do, and he became a world champion of martial arts. So I would say, yes Josh Waitzkin was a Grandmaster of Chess, even if he officially did not make the 2500 Elo, he had better things to do

TetsuoShima

Mar 19, 2013

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#110

Jacky-Chan wrote:

I studied his lessons on Chessmaster 9000 (The following versions were just the same). He is a great teacher, and an ELO of 2464 he failed to achieve Grandmaster level only by 36 Points. I know, that he could make the 36 points if he wanted to, but he had other things to do, and he became a world champion of martial arts. So I would say, yes Josh Waitzkin was a Grandmaster of Chess, even if he officially did not make the 2500 Elo, he had better things to do

If he were a Grandmaster he would still be one and everyone would be talking about why the GM stopped playing. Why a promising GM stopped playing, but no no1 cares.

Anyway its weird you know you had the awesome Nakamura winning 960 world championship, and everyone talks about where is waitzkin. I mean really??

Anyway the future versions i think werent the same, I think in chessmaster GM edition you had GM training and thats why it was called GM edition, but i might got it confused.

Conflagration_Planet

Mar 19, 2013

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#111

Jacky-Chan wrote:

I studied his lessons on Chessmaster 9000 (The following versions were just the same). He is a great teacher, and an ELO of 2464 he failed to achieve Grandmaster level only by 36 Points. I know, that he could make the 36 points if he wanted to, but he had other things to do, and he became a world champion of martial arts. So I would say, yes Josh Waitzkin was a Grandmaster of Chess, even if he officially did not make the 2500 Elo, he had better things to do

It takes more than just getting to 2500 to make GM.

goldendog

Mar 19, 2013

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#112

Conflagration_Planet wrote:

Jacky-Chan wrote:

I studied his lessons on Chessmaster 9000 (The following versions were just the same). He is a great teacher, and an ELO of 2464 he failed to achieve Grandmaster level only by 36 Points. I know, that he could make the 36 points if he wanted to, but he had other things to do, and he became a world champion of martial arts. So I would say, yes Josh Waitzkin was a Grandmaster of Chess, even if he officially did not make the 2500 Elo, he had better things to do

It takes more than just getting to 2500 to make GM.

Which year exactly did Josh pee in your corn flakes?

TetsuoShima

Mar 19, 2013

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#113

goldendog wrote:

Conflagration_Planet wrote:

Jacky-Chan wrote:

I studied his lessons on Chessmaster 9000 (The following versions were just the same). He is a great teacher, and an ELO of 2464 he failed to achieve Grandmaster level only by 36 Points. I know, that he could make the 36 points if he wanted to, but he had other things to do, and he became a world champion of martial arts. So I would say, yes Josh Waitzkin was a Grandmaster of Chess, even if he officially did not make the 2500 Elo, he had better things to do

It takes more than just getting to 2500 to make GM.

Which year exactly did Josh pee in your corn flakes?

but how did he get that elo level?? did he play weaker players?? well i know he got lucky against Christiansen, but how was his normal competition i would assume he played like people way below his level.

but ofc 2500 is awesome you are right, but still you know Josh Waitzkin isnt god, and he is definetly not CHUCK NORRIS you know.

Conflagration_Planet

Mar 19, 2013

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#114

No corn involved, but I would just like to know why all this speculation isn't going on about all the other IMs. How they could have been great GMs vying for the world championship?

TetsuoShima

Mar 19, 2013

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#115

but yeah its ofc higher Elo then that of some GMs. But i dont think it means something in waitzkins case, but probably means something in the case of my former IM teacher.

nameno1had

Mar 19, 2013

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#116

He was the next Bobby Fischer....I haven't heard any other IM's looked upon so promisingly...

TetsuoShima

Mar 20, 2013

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#117

nameno1had wrote:

He was the next Bobby Fischer....I haven't heard any other IM's looked upon so promisingly...

Nakamura?

TetsuoShima

Mar 20, 2013

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#118

nameno1had wrote:

He was the next Bobby Fischer....I haven't heard any other IM's looked upon so promisingly...

And comparing him to Fischer is an insult to Fischer. Yes i might have been a bit overdoing it, maybe Waitzkin wasnt to bad, but comparing him to Fischer is like a real insult to all of Fischers achievments

Scottrf

Mar 20, 2013

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#119

TetsuoShima wrote:

nameno1had wrote:

He was the next Bobby Fischer....I haven't heard any other IM's looked upon so promisingly...

And comparing him to Fischer is an insult to Fischer. Yes i might have been a bit overdoing it, maybe Waitzkin wasnt to bad, but comparing him to Fischer is like a real insult to all of Fischers achievments

Exactly. There are more people who 'could have been the best' than there are places at the top, and Bobby actually did it.

I'm not sold that there was much to distinguish Josh from a host of other promising talents anyway.

TetsuoShima

Mar 20, 2013

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#120

not to mention the people who actually became GMs